"Guillain-Barre' syndrome" and "Legionnaires Disease"--and of course the pandemic after World War I--are put in historical perspective. Also in political perspective of 1976, and what happened to President Eisenhower et al over the swine flu immunization flap. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.